Tommy Riddle's birth (was:Re: No Sex, Please, We're British)

[Arya]

No: HPFGUIDX 83864


> <gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
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> Finding out about his parents: 
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> As for his dad's side, we know that Tom went back to the orphanage 
> during the summers and school vacations (CoS p. 244 US) So I'm sure 
> he used every opportunity to sweet-talk his adult mentors there 
into giving him information about his family.  And anything the 
adults wouldn't tell him he could find out for himself-magic does 
have its uses, doesn't it?


Um, let's not forget the fact that, well, duh--he has the same name 
as his father!!!  

"My name is Tom Riddle...hmmm, I should look up any other people
(muggles) with the name Riddle to see if I might have some 
family....oh, look here!  It says there is a Tom Riddle in Little 
Hangleton...hmmm...  I'll go check it out...."  Young Tommy wanders 
his way to Little Hangleton and finds the stately Riddle 
House.  "Yes, a fine place to start my search for family."  He walks 
up and knocks on door.  "Hello?  Yes, my name is Tom Riddle--I was 
wondering...see, I'm an orphan...might we be related?"  

Father Tom points and shreiks at his spawn, "Ack!!  You have my 
eyes!! (or something)"

Tom asks innocently, "My name is Tom *Marvolo* Riddle--does that mean 
anything?  I'm wondering if you can help..."

Father Tom pales and begins to shake.  "You..you're one of ...*them*--
-**HERS**---that *freak*----get out!  I wanted nothing to do with her 
and I want nothing to do with you!  You've no family here!!!"

Young Tom leaves rejected and dejected.  His understanding grows as 
perhaps he hears stories from townfolk of the wife that had suddenly 
disappeared of the elder Tom and the sudden end of their marriage.  
Young Tom narrows his eyes and thinks, "I'll make you pay you muggle 
bastard, I'll make *all* of you pay!!!"  And thus, the motivation for 
the next Dark Lord begins.  And they all lived not-so-happily ever 
after (well, ok, they didn't *all* live...).

Ayra